We have met our Catholic Services Appeal goal! I'm sure Fr. Bill would want to join me in thanking all of you who have contributed. We have fallen short of our goal for a number of years, which meant paying the shortfall from our general parish funds, but this year you have surpassed our goal! Note also that any contributions made now are returned to our parish in full. Thanks and blessings for your generous support!
Thanks also to Diane Klucka and the Education Commission for their report and reception at each Mass last weekend. We all have to join in helping our young people grow in their faith. Right now we have the opportunity to invite children, grandchildren and neighbors--always with parent's approval, of course--to Vacation Bible School, July 17-21. Another great opportunity is the Summer Academy which begins June 24. Dr. Aguwa and his Wayne State graduate students will help the students improve in their core school subjects.
Our youth group with Joe Dallo is active again. I was happy to see the number of young people there when I dropped in on their meeting Friday, June 16th. The youth group meets every Friday of every month.
This Sunday, during Mass at 2:00 p.m., Gregory David, Maria Guardiole and Christopher Pyrkosz will make their permanent commitment to the Secular Franciscans as members of the St. Elizabeth Fraternity, which meets here at our parish. St. Francis did not set out to found an Order, yet interested people came to him; first men who became the First Order, then St. Clare and other women who became the Second Order, and then married and single lay people who became the Third Order. It is a way of catching the spirit of St. Francis and living his Gospel spirituality. If you are interested in more information regarding the Secular Franciscans, feel free to contact Sue Hayosh at 586-790-6066.
We welcome Fr. Bob Weakley, our former Pastor, to celebrate some of the Masses the weekend of July 1st and 2nd. Our interim Pastor, Fr. Dennet Jung, will arrive for the weekend of July 8th and 9th.
For the upcoming holiday, the Parish Office will be closed July 3rd and 4th, there will be no confessions on Tuesday, July 4th, and Mass is at 9:00 a.m.. Have a wonderful Fourth of July!
Fr. Jeremy